Use the properties of logarithms to rewrite the expression. Simplify the result if possible. Assume all variables represent
positive real numbers.
-$$\log b \left( \frac { m ^ { 2 } p ^ { 6 } } { n ^ { 4 } b ^ { 8 } } \right)$$
A) $m ^ { 2 } p ^ { 6 } - n ^ { 4 } b ^ { 8 }$
B) $\log _ { b } m ^ { 2 } + \log _ { b } p ^ { 6 } + \log _ { b } n ^ { 4 } - \log _ { b } b ^ { 8 }$
C) $2 \log _ { b } m + 6 \log _ { b } p - 4 \log _ { b } n - 8$
D) $2 \log _ { b } m + 6 \log _ { b } p - 4 \log _ { b } n + 8$

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Using the properties of logarithms, the expression can be rewritten as the sum of the logarithms of the numerator's factors minus the sum of the logarithms of the denominator's factors. The coefficient of each logarithm corresponds to the exponent of its base in the original expression. The logarithm of $b^8$ simplifies to $8\log_b(b) = 8$, since $\log_b(b) = 1$. Therefore, the correct expression is $2\log_b(m) + 6\log_b(p) - 4\log_b(n) - 8$.

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